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GA HB135
Bill
Status
Passed
5/3/2018
Primary Sponsor
Bill Hitchens
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AI Summary
- Expands the definition of "law enforcement officer" eligible to obtain creditable service in the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia to include investigators of the Department of Driver Services and criminal investigators or K9 handlers of the Department of Corrections
- Allows eligible law enforcement officers who previously worked full-time for a local government in a law enforcement capacity to purchase up to 5 additional years of creditable service in the state retirement system
- Requires that the officer is not eligible to receive benefits from any defined benefit or defined contribution retirement plan from their prior local government employment (other than the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund) and has been a member of the state retirement system for at least 10 years
- Officers seeking additional creditable service must pay the full actuarial cost as determined by the board of trustees
- Effective date of July 1, 2018, contingent on concurrent funding as required by the Public Retirement Systems Standards Law; automatically repealed if not funded
Legislative Description
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; creditable service for certain law enforcement officers; expand
Last Action
Effective Date
7/1/2018
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